The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 105

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774

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HOWELL, William; born Glasgow, Scotland, June 2, 1868; son Thomas and Mary (David- son) Howell; studied in private schools of Stir- ling, Scotland, and Crewe, Eng., and grad. Col- lege of Preceptors, London; married Chicago, Apr. 24, 1894, Katherine Ross-Lewin; children: Mary Katherine, William Ross-Lewin, Jean, George Edward. Began business career in the Board of Trade, Liverpool, Eng .; came to Chi- cago, 1890; was sec. and treas. of G. H. Martin & Co., crockery and glassware; in 1895 became buyer for Burley & Tyrrell, and later became 1st vice-pres. of the co., selling out his inter- est in 1906; then became buyer for Pitkin & Brooks. Republican. Club: Skokie Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4222 Evanston Av., Buena Park. Office: 12 E. Lake St.

*HOWETT, William Andrew, lawyer; see Vol. 1905.

HOWLAND, Edward Demonte, physician; born Deer Park, LaSalle Co., Ill., Oct. 13, 1858; 'son Elihu and Jane (Baldwin) Howland; early edn. at Normal, Ill., and pub. schools of Deer Park; later at pub. and high schools of Ottawa, Ill .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1886; married Chi- cago, Nov. 25, 1890, Maude E. Mason; 1 daugh- ter, Rosamond M. Surgeon, Chicago Union Hosp .; jr. prof. surgery med. dept. Loyola Univ. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Physicians' Club, Medical Examiners' Assn. Republican. Baptist. Residence: 843 Belden Av. Office: 904 Columbus Memorial Building.

HOWLAND, George Carter, univ. prof .; A.B., Amherst (Mass.) Coll., 1885, A.M., 1888; instr. in Chicago High Sch., 1886-91; student at Ma- drid and Paris, 1891-2, at Florence, Italy, 1893- 4. Instr. Romance languages and literatures, 1892-5, asst. prof. since 1895, Junior College examiner, 1895-8, dean in University Coll., 1898- 1900, Univ. of Chicago. Club: Chicago Liter- ary. Residence: 4605 Drexel Boul.

HOWLAND, Thomas Smith, vice-pres., sec. and treas. C.,B.&Q.R.R .; born N. Dartmouth, Mass., Feb. 13, 1844; son William and Louisa Howland; B.S., Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard Univ., 1868; married Burlington, Ia., 1871, Eliza S. Harbach; children: . A. H., Mary S. (Mrs. J. W. Linn), Elizabeth H., Ruth A. (Mrs. John DeWitt.) Engr. in service of the B.&M.R.R.R., Mar. 1, 1868-76; sec. to vice-pres. C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1876-83; sec. same road since 1883, and since 1902 also vice-pres. and treas. Clubs: Union League, University, Exmoor Country. Recreation: 'golf. Office: 226 W. Adams St.

HOWLAND, William Israel, teas; born West- port, Mass., July 11, 1847; son Stephen R. and

dleboro (Mass.) Acad .; married New York, Dec. 2, 1885, Annie Crossan Snyder; children: William I., Jr., Virginia R. Agent for New York importers, 1871-5; importer of teas, firm of Schoyer & Howland, 1876-9; Fitch & How- land, 1880-95; since 1896 alone. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Skokie Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 1228 Greenwood Boul., Evan- ston, Ill. Office: 176 N. Wabash Av.

HOYNE, Frank Gilbert, real estate; born Chicago, July 17, 1854; son Thomas and Leon- ora (Temple) Hoyne; ed. Palmer Acad., Chica- go, and in old Chicago Univ .; married Chicago, Apr. 24, 1884, Florence Ashton; children: Leon- ora Temple, Helen Ashton. Entered house of Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co., 1872; apptd. U.S. appraiser at Chicago, in which capacity he served 2 terms under Pres. Cleveland, 1886-90 and 1894-8. In 1889, with brother, James T. Hoyne, established firm of Hoyne Bros., later succeeding as sole owner of the business, which is confined to buying, selling, managing and renting business property and looking after estates; Jan. 1, 1904, admitted Duncan L. Clinch, firm style becoming Frank G. Hoyne & Co. Democrat (sound money). Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board (dir. 1903-6, pres. 1906, mem. valuation com.). Mem. 1st Inf., I.N.G., 1875-80; corporal and sergeant Co. C, q .- m.'s sergeant of regt., capt. and q .- m., 1st Bri- gade, 1880-4; since then mem. Veteran Corps, of 1st Regt. Inf. Apptd., in 1905, mem. char- ter convention by Gov. Deneen. Mem. Art Inst. Clubs: Iroquois, Chicago Athletic, Press, Midlothian (dir.), Wausaukee Hunting and Fishing. Recreation: golf. Residence: 120 E. 21st St. Office: 112 N. LaSalle St.

HOYNE, Maclay, lawyer; born Chicago, Oct. 12, 1872; son Thomas M. and Jeannie T. (Mac- lay) Hoyne; A.B., Williams Coll., Mass., 1895; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1897; married Chicago, 1897, Marie F. Jacobs; 2 sons: Thomas M., II, and Francis J. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897, and to the firm of Hoyne, O'Connor & Hoyne; asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago since July, 1903. Nominee of Dem. party for county judge, 1906; special counsel for com. of city council on gas, oil and electric light, 1907-8; drafted for city Chicago, telephone ordinance of Nov. 7, 1897, under which company now op- erates; counsel for city in all telephone litiga- tion in lower and upper courts between 1903 and 1908. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Law Club, Legal Club. Clubs: Uni -. versity, Waukegan Country. Democrat. Resi- dence: 5136 Washington Av. Office: Stock Ex- change Bldg.

HOYNE, Thomas Maclay, lawyer; born Ga- lena, Ill., July 17, 1843; son Thomas and Len- ora (Temple) Hoyne; came to Chicago in early boyhood; grad. Chicago High School; later, for a time in business in New York City, but re- turned to Chicago, studying law for 3 years in offices of Hoyne, Miller & Lewis (of which his father was senior mem.), and in law school of old Chicago Univ., graduating, 1866; mar- ried 1871, Jeannie T., daughter of Moses B. Maclay, of New York; children: Maclay, Thom- as T., Archibald L., Susan, Eugene M., Mary L. In 1867 joined his father's firm, which then became Hoyne, Horton & Hoyne; changed to Horton & Hoyne, on death of his father in 1883, until 1887, when Oliver H. Horton was elected to the bench; then associated himself with George A. Follansbee and John O'Connor in firm of Hoyne, Follansbee & O'Connor until Jan. 1, 1899, when firm became Hoyne, O'Con- nor & Hoyne, with his son, Maclay Hoyne, as junior partner; firm now Hoyne, O'Connor, Hoyne & Irwin. Democrat; one of founders of old Chicago Democratic Club, which became the Iroquois Club in 1881, of which he was pres., 1897. In 1903 each party nominated 3 provi- sional candidates for additional Circuit judges of Cook Co. under the act in force July 1, 1901,

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and he was elected by a large majority, but the Supreme Court declared the act of 1901 invalid. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. (pres. Nov., 1907-June 24, 1909), Chicago Law Inst. Clubs: Iroquois (pres. 1897), Law. Resi- dence: 3369 Calumet Av. Office: Stock Exchange Building.

HOYNES, William, lawyer, univ. dean; born nr. Callan, Co .. Kilkenny, Ireland, Nov. 8, 1846; son Patrick and Catharine (Kennedy) Hoynes; came to America in early childhood; matric- ulated as student Univ. of Notre Dame, Apr. 2, 1868, A.M., 1878; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1872; (LL.D., Notre Dame, 1888); unmarried. En- listed June 9, 1862, Co. A, 20th Wis. Vol. Inf. (youngest member of the regt.); severely wounded at battle of Prairie Grove, Ark., Dec, 7, 1862; participated in capture of Van Buren on the Ark. River; participated in siege and capture of Vicksburg; discharged from service on account of wound, but reënlisted and joined Co. D, 2d Wis. Cav., continuing until close of war. Became editor New Brunswick (N.J.) Daily Times, 1873, and later associated with M. M. ("Brick") Pomeroy in editorial work at Chicago; editor Peoria (Ill.) Daily Transcript, 1881-2; practiced law at Chicago, 1882-3; ad- mitted to Supreme Ct. of Mich., Apr. 10, 1872, U.S. Circuit Ct., Apr. 11, 1872, Supreme Ct. of U.S., 1875, Supreme Ct. of Ill., 1877; prof. law and dean of law faculty, Univ. of Notre Dame, since 1883. Rep. candidate for Congress, 1888; apptd. U.S. commr. to treat with Turtle Moun- tain (N.D.) Indians, Oct. 4, 1890; apptd. twice to serve on state comms. Mem. G.A.R. Cath- olic. Address: Notre Dame, Ind. Office: 323 Reaper Blk., Chicago.

*HOYT, Henry Warrington, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

HOYT, Howard Henry, life underwriter; born Madison, Wis., May 29, 1857; son Lansing W. and Melvina (Williams) Hoyt; A.B., Univ. of Wis., 1879, LL.B., 1881; married Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 10, 1884, Mary H. Mitchell; children: Lansing W., J. Mitchell, Henrietta, Howard H., Jr., Gerald, Olive. Began law practice as part- ner of Judge Pulling, Senator Neal Brown and asst. atty .- gen. of U.S., L. A. Pradt, at Wau- sau, Wis., 1882-3; business merged into Wau- sau Law & Land Assn .; sold out interest, 1885; established Union Credit Co., Milwaukee, Wis., 1886, which he carried on until 1898, when en- tered Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co. at home office of the company at Milwaukee, Wis .; made gen. mgr. for Wis. and Northern Mich. for Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of the U.S. in 1900, and promoted to be its western supt. at Chicago, 1902; since 1905 asst. gen. agt. Mu- tual Benefit Life Ins. Co. of Newark, N.J. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Press, Evan -. ston Country, Wisconsin Society of Chicago. Recreations: golf and outdoor diversions. Res- idence: 1425 Davis St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1122 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

HOYT, Phelps Buttolph, wholesale grocer; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

HOYT, William Melancthon, wholesale gro- cer; born New Haven, Addison Co., Vt., July 26, 1837; son Carlos M. and Lydia Ann (But- tolph) Hoyt; ed. pub. schools and in acad. of Mr. Ten Broeke, Panton, Vt .; married Apr. 9, 1860, Emilie J., daughter of Nelson Landon, of Benton, Lake Co., Ill .; children: William Lan- don (died when 5 years old), Emilie Lydia (Mrs. F. Morton Fox, of Phila., also deceased), Nelson Landon, Phelps Buttolph (died Dec. 12, 1908). Came to Chicago, 1855; worked 18 mos. for Mr. Bevans, grocer: took course of study at Bell's Commercial College; worked for a fruit dealer 1 year, then established for him- self as a dealer in fruit; in 1865 bought busi- ness of James A. Whitaker and engaged as wholesale grocer; burned out in fire of 1871, but on same day leased store on S. Canal St. and conducted business there until 1872; bought

the site of Old Ft. Dearborn, at Michigan Av. and River St., and erected the bldg. which was occupied by the co. until 1910; firm incorpor- ated 1893 as W. M. Hoyt Company, of which is pres. Has large investments in Chicago real estate. Club: Skokie Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Winter Residence: Green Cove Springs, Fla. Office: 22d St. Bridge.

HUBBARD, Charles Walcott, real estate and mgr. of estates; born Indianapolis, Sept. 24, 1862; son William Stowe and Mary (Mills) Hubbard; B.A., Wabash Coll., Crawfordsville, Ind., 1882; married Louise Stone, of Chicago, Nov. 17, 1906; 2 children: Charles Walcott, Jr., Horace Stone. Began in office of Mead & Co., Chicago, 1891, in charge of renting dept .; after- wards mgr. of real estate of estate of Cyrus McCormick; now mgr. of real estate dept. Northern Trust Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Club: Uni- versity. Recreations: golf, fishing, gardening. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: Northern Trust Co.

HUBBARD, Harry A., mfr .; born Amboy, Ill., Dec. 19, 1863; son Augustus and Harriet (Dutch- er) Hubbard; grandson of Dr. T. Hubbard who settled in Chicago about 1840; ed. high school, Chicago; married France Sunderland, of Chicago, June 16, 1894. Engaged in mfr. of umbrellas and canes since 1887; mem. firm of Kreis & Hubbard since 1896. Christian Scien- tist. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Wheaton Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring. Residence: Wheaton, Ill. Office: 306 S. Franklin St.

HUBBARD, James Stevenson, fire ins .; born Minaville, Montgomery Co., N.Y., Oct. 1, 1845; son William Henry and Jane (Morrill) Hub- bard; ed. country district schools; married Anna E. Thayer, of Cincinnati, June 29, 1871. Began active career in country store, 1861; moved to Sandusky, O., in railroad freight dept., 1863-5; same line in Cincinnati, 1865-8, Cleveland, 1868-9; located in Chicago in fire ins. business, 1869; now over 41 years in one office; mem. firm of Moore & Janes, 1884, now Moore, Case, Lyman & Hubbard. Republican. Presby- terian. Trustee Third Presbyn. Church, Chica- go; dir. College Bd. Presbyn. Church, Home for Destitute Crippled Children. Mem. Nat. Union, Royal Arcanum, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Residence: 5526 Madison Av. Office: Nat. Life Building.

. HUBBARD, John Maynard, asst. postmaster of Chicago; born Drewsville, Cheshire Co., N. H., Mar. 13, 1847; son Leonard Clark and Car- oline Partridge (Maynard) Hubbard; ed. dis- trict schools and acads. in Vermont: married Boston, Mass., Dec. 23, 1868, Helen M., daugh- ter of Seymour and Electa M. Childs; children: John Maynard, Jr., Mary Maynard. Carne to Chicago from Vermont, Sept. 1864; entered dry goods house of John V. Farwell & Co., Jan. 1865, remaining until June 1, 1870; apptd. clerk in Chicago Postoffice in Apr. 1871, and re- mained until July 1, 1881; deputy sheriff of Cook Co., 1881-9, and since 1889 has been in present position as asst. postmaster of Chicago. Republican. Mem. Thomas J. Turner Lodge 409, A.F. and A.M., Apollo Commandery K.T. Club: Chicago Press. Residence: 7145 Euclid Av. Office: Federal Bldg.

HUBBARD, Joseph Derwin, mining opera- tor; born Bridgeton, N.J., Aug. 25, 1859; son Joseph W. and Rebecca M. Hubbard; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1881; married Evanston. Ill., 1889, Janet Watson; 1 daughter: Janet. Stud- ied law, 1881-5; was admitted to the bar and engaged in practice of law in Chicago, 1881- 98; since 1898 interested in the development, purchase and operation of western mines: pres. Chicago Exploration Co. Clubs: University, Chicago, Onwentsia. Résidence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange.

HUBBARD, William Lines, musical editor: born Farmersville, N.Y., Mar. 22, 1867; son

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William R. and Augusta (Pearson) Hubbard; high sch. edn .; student at Dresden with Lam- perti, Scholtz and Fahrmann, 1893-8. Musical editor, Chicago Evening Journal, 1888-91; mu- sical editor, 1891-3, and Feb. to Nov. 1899, rep- resentative and spl. corr. at Vienna, Austria, 1900-1, musical editor, 1901-2, dramatic and musical editor, 1902-7, musical editor since Dec. 1907, Chicago Tribune. Residence: 1317 Dear- born Av. Office: 310 Tribune Bldg.

HUBBELL, Charles Wolcott, treas. of Hen- ion & Hubbell; born Toledo, O., June 23, 1856; son Wolcott S. S. and Laura (Hoskins) Hub- bell: ed. pub. schools of Ohio and afterward studied abroad; married New York, 1884, Maude M. Murray; children: John Boise, Kath- arine Livingston. Began business life in em- ploy of Goulds & Austin, Chicago, 1881-7; then formed partnership with W. B. Henion, form- ing the firm of Henion & Hubbell, pumps and mill supplies, and in 1902 incorporated, under same name, becoming treas. of the co. Mem. S.A.R. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Homewood. Residence: 4948 Kimbark Av. Of- fice: 223 N. Jefferson St.

HUBBLE, John Powell, insurance; born Springfield, Mo., Apr. 3, 1860; son Martin J. and Mary J. (Powell) Hubble; ed. pub. schools and Drury Coll., Springfield, Mo .; Washington Law School, St. Louis; married Marshfield, Mo., Aug. 3, 1883, Virginia L. James; children: Henry, Lucy, Edwin, William, Helen, Emma Jane. In law practice in Springfield, Mo., 3 years, and since then has been in the insurance business, coming from Mo. to Chicago in 1900; formerly general agent Western dept. of Green- wich Ins. Co., of New York; city mgr. for the Queen Ins. Co. of America, 1904-8; since mgr. Cook Co. dept. Fred S. James & Co. Baptist. Cleveland Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Wheaton Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: Wheaton, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

HUBER, Julius Herz, architect; born New- ark, N.J., Mar. 23, 1852; son John Paul and Rosetta (Christa) Huber; ed. pub. school and by private tutors, and in Newark Mil. Acad .; married Lockport, Ill., Nov. 3, 1880, Lucy Pitts. For one and a half years was in the office of Henry Fernbach, architect, in New York City; went to Europe in 1872 and 1873; studied in the Polytechnic Inst. of Munich; came to Chi- cago, 1873, and practiced architecture with his father until 1880. Mem. Architects' Assn. and Am. Inst. of Architects. Mason. Republican. Residence: 5539 Wayne Av. Office: 184 W. Washington St.

HUCH, Charles Ernest, tanner; born Nort- heim, Germany, Mar. 29, 1873; son Louis and Louise (Pollman) Huch; attended schools 3 years in Germany and 4 years in Chicago; mar- ried Chicago, Oct. 6, 1897, Bertha Tiedemann; children: Emma, Charlotte. Went from Ger- many to Canada, 1883, and thence to Chicago, 1884; in 1887 entered the tanning business which had been established a year previously by his father, under whom learned the trade, and upon the incorporation in 1901 of the Huch Leather Co., tanners of kangaroo kip and sides, became sec. and treas. of the company. Inde- pendent in politics. Mem. Cregier Lodge A.F. &A.M., K.T. Residence: 3752 Lowell Av. Office: 1922 Mendell St.

HUCH, George, tanner; born Northeim, Ger- many, Dec. 3, 1866; son Louis and Louise (Poll- man) Huch; ed. pub. schools in Germany and Chicago; married Chicago, 1896, Josephine Felz; children: Florence, Louis. Began to learn the tanning business in 1879, and after coming to Chicago worked at the trade until 1886, when joined his father in establishing a tannery, and is now pres. and mgr. of the Huch Leather Co. (incorporated 1901). Mem. Sennefelder Soc. Mason. Residence: 2535 N. Sawyer Av. Office: 1922 Mendell St.

HUCH, Louis, tanner; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

HUCK, Louis Charles, real estate dealer; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

HUDSON, Pulhemus Searing, heating sup- plies; see Vol. 1905.

HUDSON, Thomas James, traffic mgr. Was in service of C.&A.R.R., 1865-71, first as clerk and later as freight agent, in the Springfield office; then with Gilman, Clinton & Springfield R.R. as general agent, 1871-2; general freight and passenger agent, 1872-5; supt. and general freight and passenger agent, 1875-7; July 1877, with I.C.R.R., as supt. Springfield division, at Springfield, Ill., to 1881; supt. Chicago division, at Cairo, Ill., 1881-6; supt. Ill. and Ia. lines at Chicago, 1886-7; traffic mgr., I.C.R.R., 1887- 1907; since then retired and traveling. Office: Fisher Bldg.

HUDSON, Thomas James, Jr., coal merchant; born Springfield, Ill., Mar. 16, 1875; son Thom- as James and Jennie (Foggitt) Hudson; ed. Hyde Park pub. schools, Chicago Manual Train- ing School, Chicago Athenæum; married Chi- cago, Oct. 17, 1898, Edyth Virginia Bingham; 1 daughter: Virginia Louise. Entered coal bus- iness in 1892; 10 years mgr. and vice-pres. New Kentucky Coal Co .; since 1902 vice-pres. Standard Washed Coal Co .; mgr. Southern Ill. Coal & Coke Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Calumet, Kenwood Country, South Shore Country, Hins- dale Golf, Kenilworth, Chicago Automobile; also Merchants (St. Louis). Residence: Kenil- worth, Ill. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.

HUEHL, Harris W., architect; born Chicago, May 15, 1862; son Bernhard and Mary Huehl; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; married Chicago, Oct. 28, 1891, Amalie Klare. Draftsman in of- fice of Edward Baumann, 1878-88, when was admitted as a partner in firm of Baumann & Huehl, which continued until death of Mr. Baumann in 1889; mem. firm of Huehl & Schmid (Richard G.) since 1890. On Jan. 1, 1905, was appointed by the County Board as county archi- tect of Cook Co. Mem. Am. Inst. of Architects, and Ill. Chapter of same. Mason, K.T .; B.P.O. E. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Resi- dence: 662 Wellington Av. Office: 154 W. Ran- dolph St.

HUEY, Arthur S., vice-pres. H. M. Byllesby & Co .; born Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 17, 1862; son of late George E. and Caroline (Taylor) Huey; ed. pub. schs. of Minneapolis; married Hattie King, of Minneapolis, Sept. 22, 1886; 3 children: Howard Albert, Richard King and Ruth. Became Northwestern representative of the Edison Co. at Minneapolis, in 1885, with which remained until the consolidation of the United Edison Co. and the Thomson-Houston Electric Co. in 1891, when became associated with Northwestern General Electric Co., St. Paul; came to Chicago, 1902, and became vice- pres. of H. M. Byllesby & Co., pub. utility op- erators, with which has since been identified; also pres. Consumers Power Co. of Minnesota, El Reno Gas & Electric Co., El Reno, Okla., Ft. Smith (Ark.) Light & Traction Co., Interstate Light & Power Co. of Wis., Northwestern Cor- poration of Ore., Ottumwa (Ia.) Ry. & Light Co .; vice-pres. Mobile (Ala.) Electric Co., Mus- kogee (Okla.) Gas & Electric Co., Northern Ida. & Mont. Power Co., Okla. Gas & Electric Co., Oklahoma City; trustee Northwestern Corpora- tion, Northern Electric Co. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day; also Lawyers, and Railway (New York). Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 206 S. LaSalle St.

HUFF, Thomas Diven, lawyer; born Eldora, Hardin Co., Ia., Jan. 9, 1872; son Hon. Henry Lewis and Elizabeth B. (Diven) Huff; ed. pub. grammar and high schools, Eldora; Grinnell (Ia.) Acad., and Grinnell Coll .; LL.B., North- western Univ. Law Sch., 1895; married Evelyn K. Allen, of Helena, Mont., Aug. 18, 1903; 1

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child: Emorie Cannon. In practice in Chicago since June 12, 1895; makes specialty of corpo- ration law in all its branches; mem. firm of Huff, Cook & Slottow. Formerly asst. corpn. counsel of Evanston. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Com- mercial Law League of America. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Friday Night, Evanston and University of Evanston. Residence: 624 Noyes St., Evanston, Ill. Office: Stock Ex- change Bldg.

HUGHES, Charles, lawyer and author; born Madison Co., O .. 1854; son Daniel and Elizabeth (Robison) Hughes; ed. common schools and partial course at Univ. of Ill .; married Monti- cello, Ill., 1879, Pamelia Combs; children: Evangeline, Charles Harold. Spent childhood on farm near Monticello, Ill .; began teaching pub. school at age of 18, continuing about 8 years, last position being principal of N. divi- sion of Monticello high schools; in meantime read law in office of Peter A. Hamilton, of Monticello; admitted to Ill. bar, 1880; state's atty. Piatt Co., Ill., 1881-9; came to Chicago in 1889. Republican. For past 10 years writer on law. Author of Hughes' Criminal Law; also of Instructions to Juries. Contributor to Shake- spearean and general literature. Liberal in re- ligious views. Club: Hamilton. Residence: 5510 Kimbark Av. Office: 167 W. Washington Street.

HUGHES, William Mckenzie. bridge engr .; born near Utica, N.Y., June 5, 1848; son Will- iam and Susan M. Hughes; ed. pub. schools; apprenticed to machinist trade until 1870; then took optional course in Cornell Univ .: married 1876, Nettie Small, of Cincinnati; 1 daughter: Lily M. Upon leaving Cornell, engaged in rail- road surveying and engring. until 1874; since then devoted especially to bridge engring .; bridge engr. for Cincinnati, 1874-81; then with N.Y.,C.&St.L.R.R., designing and superintend- ing construction of all bridge work for that company between Chicago and Buffalo; in charge designing and construction of bridge work for City of Cleveland 5 vears; engr. and asst. gen. mgr. Keystone Bridge Co., Pitts- burgh, 1889-90; engr. of construction World's Columbian Exposition; city bridge engr. of Chi- cago and engr. on construction of the Met. W. Side Elevated R.v., Chicago; since 1895 in busi- ness for himself and among other work had charge of the design and construction of the Drainage Canal bridges, the design of the stock yards extension of the South Side Elevated R. R. and the 40th St. track elevation. Mem. Am. Soc. of C.E., Am. Ry. Engring. and, Mainte- nance of Way Assn .. Western Soc. Engrs., Chi- cago Engrs.' Club. Residence: 5927 Indiana Av. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg.

HUGHITT, Marvin, ry. pres .; born Genoa Tp., Cayuga Co .. N.Y., Aug. 9, 1837; son Amos and Miranda (Clark) Hughitt; ed. Auburn, N. Y .; has lived in Ill. since 1854; married Belle Barrett Hough, of Rock Island, Ill., June 9, 1858. Was telegrapher and later in ry. service with C.&A. and I.C. rys .; with latter as div. sunt. and gen. supt .; asst. gen. mgr. C.,M.&St. P.Ry., 1870-1; gen. mgr. Pullman Palace Car Co., 1871-2; gen. supt., Mar. 1, 1872, gen. mgr., May 1, 1876, vice-pres. and gen. mgr .. June 2, 1880, pres. since June 2. 1887, C.&N .- W.Rv .; dir. U.P.R.R.Co., S.P.R.R., N.Y.C.&H.R.R.R .. Northern Trust Co. (Chicago.) Clubs: Chicago, Union League. Residence: 2828 Prairie Av. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.

HUGHITT, Marvin, Jr., rv. official: born Bloomington, Ill., Sept. 24, 1861; son Marvin and Belle Hughitt: ed. Shattuck School. En- tered service of C.&N.W.Ry. in gen. freight dept., 1881, and on Feb. 1, 1887. became divi- sion freight agt .; promoted, Jan. 1. 1893, to asst. gen. freight agt., and Oct. 1, 1896, to gen. freight agt., until Feb. 1, 1900. when assumed his present position as freight traffic mgr. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Onwentsia, Chi-

cago Athletic. Residence: 2828 Prairie Av. Of- fice: 226 W. Jackson Boul.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 105

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 774

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774